2015-2016

Week 1 Getting to know each other!
Week 2 When I look up who do I see?
Week 3 How do I grow?
Week 4/ 5 How tall is a Giant?
Week 6/7 Looking up at the trees what can you see?
Half term
Week 1 Bang! pop! What can you hear, see and smell?
Week 2 What is in the night time sky?
Week 3 How can we get to the moon?
Week 4/5 How else can we travel up, up and away?
Week 6 What is in the sky in Bethlehem?
Week 7 an you see santa in the sky?

Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Induction activities – getting to know classroom areas, resources and routines
Review class rules, sanctions and rewards
Weekly circle times
Taking turns/sharing – role play
Making relationships- considering others
Talking about friendships and family
Why I am special – confidence to speak in a familiar group
Being aware of own and others’ feelings
Learning how to keep ourselves safe
Building confidence to take risks and tackle new challenges
Developing respect for own beliefs and cultures and those of other people

Communication and Language
Talking about ourselves and our family
Learning and performing familiar songs and rhymes
Listening attentively and responding in small and large groups
Adopting roles in role-play
Observing and noticing changes around us in the environment- environmental walk
Answering and asking questions
Taking turns in conversations
Using our key vocabulary
Learn and perform a simple story (Jack and the Beanstalk)

Mathematics
Measurement activities – comparing length, height and weight of objects related to topic
Engage in counting activities during start of session routines
Counting forwards and backwards from different numbers/ number recognition
One more one less numbers to 10/20
Introduce numerals relating to topic and around setting/ environment
Simple addition/subtraction adding one more / taking away one
Recognising and naming 2D/ 3D shapes/ making pictures and patterns / models – rockets
Sequencing activities / reading ‘o’ clock
Days of the week/ months of the year

Literacy
Daily phonics/ using letters and sounds to read & spell simple words
Beginning to read and write simple sentences related to topic/ focus texts
Writing labels / lists for a visit to the moon
Sequencing and re- telling Jack and The Beanstalk
Identification of rhyming words ( The Smartest Giant)
Learning and performing songs and rhymes
Drawing and labelling simple story maps

Understanding the World
Talking about our families and why they are special
Awareness of our community and traditions
Exploring the environment and the seasonal changes/Autumn and Winter
Awareness of celebrations and the different ways people celebrate ( Harvest/ Sukkot , Diwali & Christmas)
Different ways of travelling up and away
Beginning to understand what is in the sky
Understanding how and why we celebrate Christmas
Taking pictures of sky using cameras/iPads and editing photos
Using whiteboards/laptops/iPads/cameras correctly

Oxford Reading Tree books/stories
The Family Book
Big Book of Families
Jack and the Beanstalk
The BFG
The Smartest Giant in Town
The Giant’s Loo Roll
Autumn Poems
Day Monkey Night Monkey
Whatever Next
How to Catch a Star
Roaring Rockets
Curious George and the Hot Air Balloon
Up Up Up!
Amazing Aeroplanes
Eugene the Plane Spotter
My First Christmas Story
Owl Babies

21.7.16 - We had a fantastic Wedding Day celebration! All the best to Miss Birkinshaw who is getting married this Summer!

Wedding Party!

1. We listen to each other
2. We share and take turns
3. We always try our best
4. We have kind hands
5. We use kind words
6. We put our hand up and do not shout out
7. We always tell the truth
8. We look after our things
9. We help to tidy away
10.We are all friends together

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The children will have a weekly guided reading session and bring their book home to share with you.
They will also bring home a self chosen book from our 'ERIC' ( Everyone Reading In Class) box.
Please sign in their reading diaries each time you have read together. Thank you!!

The children have a simple maths challenge to complete each week related to our weekly Numeracy focus. Please return the 'challenge book' every Thursday ready for a new maths challenge on a Friday!
Each child also has a unique login for Mathletics, where they can play maths games to earn credits and certificates.
Here is the web address...http://www.mathletics.co.uk